Scripture in the Order of the Mass

Nearly everything we say at mass has its roots in Sacred
Scripture.
This guide will help you if anyone you know is in doubt about that.
Catholics quote scripture all the time, and there actions are deeply
scriptural. After all, scripture flowed out of the early Church. The
Church came first, the New Testament and the canon of scripture second.

Greeting

Priest: In the Name of the Father and of
the Son and
of the Holy Spirit. (Matt. 28:19)People: Amen (1 Chr 16:36)Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the
love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (2
Cor 13:13)People: And also with you.

Liturgy of the Word

Penitential Rite

All: I confess to almighty God, and to you
my
brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault. (Jas.
5:16) In my thoughts and in my words, (Rom. 12:16) In what I have done
and what I have failed to do; (Jas 3:6) and I ask the Blessed Virgin
Mary, all the angel and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to
pray for me to the Lord our God. (1 Thess 5:25)Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive
us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. (1 John 1:9)People: Amen (1 Chr 16:36)All: Lord have mercy. (Tb 8:4) Christ have mercy. (1
Tim 1:2) Lord have mercy.

Gloria

All: Glory to God in the highest, and peace
to his
people on earth. (Luke 2:14)
Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, (Rev 19:6)
we worship you, (Rev. 22:9) we give you thanks, (Eph. 5:20)
we praise you for your glory. (Rev 7:12)
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, (2 John 3)
Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us; (John 1:29)
You are seated at the right hand of the Father, receive our prayer.
(Rom 8:34)
For you alone are the Holy One, (Luke 4:34)
You alone are Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ. (Luke
1:32)
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. (John 14:26)

[The Liturgy of the Word consists of four readings from Scripture: the
first is typically from the Old Testament, the second a psalm, followed
by a reading from one of the epistles. Finally, the Gospel is
proclaimed during which the people stand out of respect for the Word.
The chosen readings change daily.]

A Sermon on the readings follows.

(2 Tim 4:1-2)

Profession of Faith

All: We believe in one God, the Father
Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth, (Gen 14:19) of all that is seen and unseen.
(Col 1:16)
We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, (Luke 1:35)
eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, True
God from True God, begotten not made, one in being with the Father.
(Heb 1:3) Through him all things were made. (John 1:2-3) For us men and
for our salvation he came down from heaven: (John 3:13) by the power of
the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, (Matt 1:18) and became
man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, (John 19:16) he
suffered, died and was buried. On the third day he rose again in
fulfillment of the Scriptures. (1 Cor 15:3-4) He ascended into heaven
(Luke 24:51) and is seated at the right hand of the Father. (Col 3:1)
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead (2 Tim
4:1) and his kingdom will have no end. (Luke 1:33)
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of Life, (Acts 2:17)
who proceeds from the Father and the Son. (John 14:16) With the Father
and Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the
prophets. (1 Peter 1:10-11)
We believe in one holy, catholic and apostolic Church. (Rom 12:5) We
acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. (Acts 2:38) We
look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to
come. (Rom 6:5) Amen.

Liturgy of the Eucharist

[The gifts are brought to the altar. These include the bread
and wine
and the offering collected from the people.] (Malachi 3:10)

Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all
creation.
Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has
given and human hands have made. (Eccl. 3:13) It will become for us the
bread of life. (John 6:35)People: Blessed be God forever. (Ps 68:36)Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation.
Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and
work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink. (Luke 22:17-18)People: Blessed be God forever. (Ps 68:36)Priest: Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be
acceptable to God, the almighty Father. (Heb. 12:28)People: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your
hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our sake and the good
of all his Church. (Ps 50:23)

Eucharistic Prayers

Priest: Lift up your hearts.People: We lift them up to the Lord. (Lam 3:41)Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord Our God. (Col
3:17)People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
(Col 1:3)

Preface Acclamation

All: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory. (Is 6:3) Hosanna in the
highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in
the highest. (Mark 11:9-10)

Eucharistic prayer

[There are four of these, based on ancient prayers of the
Church.
Eucharistic Prayer Two follows as an example:]

Priest: Lord, you are holy indeed, the
fountain of
all holiness. (2 Macc. 14:36) Let your spirit come upon these gifts
(water and wine) to make them holy, so that they may become the body
and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Before he was given up to death,
(Phil 2:8) a death he freely accepted, (John 10:17-18) he took bread
and gave you thanks. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and
said: Take this all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be
given up for you. When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave
thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said: Take this,
all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood
of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for
all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this is memory of me. (Mark
14:22-25) Let us proclaim the mystery of faith.

Priest: In memory of his death and
resurrection, we
offer you, Father, this life-giving bread, this saving cup. (John 6:51)
We thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve
you. May all of us who share in the body and blood of Christ be brought
together in unity by the Holy Spirit. (1 Cor.10:17) Lord, remember your
Church throughout the world; make us grow in love together with our
Pope and our bishop, and all the clergy. Remember our brothers and
sisters who have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again: bring
them and all the departed into the light of your presence. (2 Macc
12:45-46) Have mercy on us all; make us worthy to share eternal life
with Mary, the virgin Mother of God, with the apostles and with all the
saints who have done your will throughout the ages. May we praise you
in union with them, and give you glory though your Son, Jesus Christ.
(2 Thes 1:4-5) Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, almighty Father, for ever and
ever.

All: Amen. (Rom 11:36)

Communion Rite

The Lord's Prayer:

All: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed
be thy
name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we
forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. (Matt 6:9-13)Priest: Deliver us, Lord, from every evil and grant
us peace in our day. In your mercy keep us from sin and protect us from
all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our savior,
Jesus Christ. (John 17:15)All: For the kingdom the power and the glory are
yours, now and forever. Amen

Priest: Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your
apostles; I leave you peace, my peace I give to you. (John 14:27) Look
not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and grant us the
peace and unity of your kingdom where you live forever and ever.Priest: The peace of the Lord be with you always!
(John 20:19)People: And also with you!

[The priest then directs the people to exchange a sign, such as a
handshake or a kiss, or a word of God's peace to one another.]

Breaking of the Bread

All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
world, grant us peace. (John 1:29)

Communion

Priest: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the
sins of the world. Happy are those who are called to his supper. (Rev.
19:9)People: Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but
only say the word and I shall be healed. (Matt 8:8)

[Communion is distributed to the faithful at the altar by the priest
and lay ministers.]
DismissalPriest: Blessed be the name of the Lord. Now and
forever. (Dan 2:20) May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the
Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Luke 24:51) Go in peace (Luke 7:50) to love
and serve the Lord. (2 Chr 35:3)

[During the blessing the people make the Sign of the Cross, the
traditional sign of the baptized and a public sign of their belief in
the power of God.]People: Thanks be to God. (2 Cor 9:15)